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Sheet Metal Hems

The term hemming has its origins in fabric making where the edge of cloth is folded back on itself and then stitched shut.  In sheet metal hemming means to fold the metal back on itself.  When working with a Brake Press hems are always created in a two step process: Create a bend with Acute Angle... Read More

Hinge Patent, 1985, Inventor Geoff Fenton

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MAGNABEND HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURE

Genesis of the Idea: Back in 1974 I needed to make boxes for housing electronic projects. To do this I made myself a very crude sheetmetal folder out of a couple of pieces of angle iron hinged together and held in a vice. To say the least it was very awkward to use and not very versatile. I soon ... Read More

MAKING BOXES, TOP-HATS, REVERSE BENDS ETC WITH A MAGNABEND

“The following page is used with permission from: http://aaybee.com.au/Magnabend/Magnabend_Homepage.html ” Thank you to Alan Stuart Bottomley (the magnabend’s inventor) Permission to Use Magnabend Website Material. There are numerous ways of laying-out boxes and numerous ways of folding them up. ... Read More

MAGNABEND HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURE

“The following page is used with permission from: http://aaybee.com.au/Magnabend/Magnabend_Homepage.html ” Thank you to Alan Stuart Bottomley (the magnabend’s inventor) Permission to Use Magnabend Website Material. Back in 1974 I needed to make boxes for housing electronic projects. To do this I ... Read More

GETTING MORE OUT OF YOUR MAGNABEND

There are several things you can do to enhance the bending performance of your Magnabend Machine. Minimize the time that you spend doing a bend. This will help to prevent the machine becoming hot. When the coil gets hot its resistance increases and therefore it draws less current and thus has fe... Read More

HOW TO MAKE THE SLOTTED CLAMPBAR

HOW TO MAKE THE SLOTTED CLAMPBAR  “The following page is used with permission from: http://aaybee.com.au/Magnabend/Magnabend_Homepage.html ” Thank you to Alan Stuart Bottomley (the magnabend’s inventor) Permission to Use Magnabend Website Material. The Slotted Clampbar (Click on the drawing fo... Read More

HOW TO BUILD A MAGNABEND

“The following page is used with permission from: http://aaybee.com.au/Magnabend/Magnabend_Homepage.html ” Thank you to Alan Stuart Bottomley (the magnabend’s inventor) Permission to Use Magnabend Website Material. The first thing to do is to read the articles on this website about... Read More

HOW TO BUILD A MAGNABEND?

links to various other pages that have lots of information about the “Magnabend” electromagnetic sheet metal folding machine. www.jdcbend.com check the links give you some advice about how to built your own Magnetic sheet metal brake. Thank you to Alan Stuart Bottomley (the magnabend’... Read More

Why is it called a press brake?

Why is it called a press brake? It has to do with the origins of words BY STEVE BENSON Question: Why is a press brake called a press brake? Why not a sheet metal bender or a metal former? Does it have to do with the old flywheel on mechanical brakes? The flywheel had a brake, like that on a car, ... Read More
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